In the spring of 2020, when President Donald J. Trump wrote messages on Twitter warning that increased reliance on mail-in ballots would lead to a “rigged election,” the platform ran a corrective, debunking his claims.

“Get the facts about mail-in voting,” a content label read. “Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter fraud,” the hyperlinked article declared.

This month, Elon Musk, who has since bought Twitter and rebranded it X, echoed several of Mr. Trump’s claims about the American voting system, putting forth distorted and false notions that American elections were wide open for fraud and illegal voting by noncitizens.

This time, there were no fact checks. And the X algorithm — under Mr. Musk’s direct control — helped the posts reach large audiences, in some cases drawing many millions of views.

Since taking control of the site, Mr. Musk has dismantled the platform’s system for flagging false election content, arguing it amounted to election interference.

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  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    85·
    11 months ago

    So cut his fucking security clearance already for fucks sake what the fuck even is this pussy shit.

    If drug use and election disinformation aren’t enough to kill his contracts, then the stupid fucking Democrats have no fucking balls.

    • Uranium3006@kbin.social
      18·
      11 months ago

      the stupid fucking Democrats have no fucking balls. it’s just true. they don’t have what it takes to stand up to fascism. we need to fight them ourselves

      • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        they don’t have what it takes to stand up to fascism.

        Man, what clued you in? For me it was it the bipartisan support for fascist leadership in Israel or because the Democrats keep going “well we have to make deals with fascists and limit your rights, because that’s democracy.” Cue the law they passed for their Republican buddies on a “deal” causing way more problems, never getting repealed, and then them acting like its a fucking win somehow.

      • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        28·
        11 months ago

        Democrats because this affects them and if they don’t do anything about it they’re showing how toothless and useless they are in the face of fascists.

        This is a big deal, and just letting it slide is a fucking joke. They have good reasons (the drug use) to revoke his security clearance already and they have not.

        I vote for Democrats you dumb fuck. Why does every fucking IDIOT on Lemmy think valid critique of Democratic failures means we’re not voting for them. Take that shit and shove it.

        • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
          4·
          11 months ago

          https://lemmy.world/u/Zevlen is a dumb pearl-clutching harmless soft unthreatening androgynous stereotype that Republicans hope to push to rural working class as evidence that society is going to fail and be taken over by external existential threats if the other side wins.

      • Zorg@lemmings.world
        7·
        11 months ago

        3rd party only works if it’s popular enough to replace one of the two ruling parties. FPTP does not allow for three large parties to coexist. There is no US 3rd party even remotely close to having a tiny chance at replacing anyone.

          • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
            1·
            11 months ago

            There are similar things happening in Europe too. Because of the fascist parties rising, the “moderates” (corporatists) don’t have to do progressive politics. Because they know you basically have no choice but to vote for them. I believe this is part of the strategy of these donors, not for the fascists to win, but to undermine progressive politics or action on climate change.

      • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
        2·
        11 months ago

        What’s MIC? Does it stand for democracy in the US, which you are hoping to end by voting third party :D